Benjamín Martínez

Born in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Benja concluded his youth development at Damm before joining Espanyol B in 2006, spending his tenure on loan at Europa. Two years later, he joined another reserve team, Barcelona B; after a loan at Reus, he scored eight goals in 26 games in his first season as they won promotion from Segunda División B, including a hat-trick in a 3–3 away draw against Polideportivo Ejido in the first leg of the play-off first round. Benja transferred to Segunda División side Girona on 14 July 2011, totalling 14 goals in 53 competitive matches over the next two campaigns, two of those coming in the first 11 minutes of a 3–1 home win over Sporting de Gijón on 29 September 2012. The following 24 February, he suffered a serious left knee injury against Córdoba, but he nonetheless agreed to sign for this club on 27 June; the deal was frozen until his recovery. After terminating his contract in January 2014, Benja joined another second-division team, Las Palmas, on the anniversary of his injury. One year later, he returned to his native region once more when he was loaned to Sabadell for the rest of the campaign, which ended in relegation. On 27 July 2016, having met the same fate with Llagostera, Benja dropped into division three for the first time in six years, moving to Cultural Leonesa. Roughly one year later, after scoring a career-best 25 goals – 26 overall – to help them to return to the second tier after 42 years, the…

Cultural Leonesa

Segunda División B: 2016–17